Species Ecsenius stictus Springer, 1988
Smallspotted Combtooth Blenny, Great Barrier Reef Blenny, Japanese Coral Blenny, Small-spotted Comb-tooth
- Ecsenius stictus Springer, V.G. 1988. The Indo-Pacific Blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 465: 1-134 figs 1-68 pls 1-14 [74, fig. 38, pl. 9(5, 6)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 201818, One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.20755-037; AM I.20770-072; AM I.22574-025; AM I.22579-023; AM I.22586-019; AM I.22637-023; ANSP 109690-109691; ROM 38690; ROM 39668; ROM 39674; ROM 39860; USNM 201822; USNM 201836; USNM 274539; USNM 274601; USNM 276343.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954) [misidentification, species subsequently split into two species]. —
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [114]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Sir Charles Hardy Island (11°55'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [329]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Springer, V.G. 1971. Revision of the fish genus Ecsenius (Blenniidae, Blenniinae, Salariini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 72: 1-74 figs 1-36 (as E. yaeyamaensis, in part)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [241] (Japanese Coral Blenny)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [246] (Small-spotted Comb-tooth)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [381] (Great Barrier Reef Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallspotted Combtooth Blenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |